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New Made Item: Quality 3′ x 5′ flag. Ready to display. Complete with 2 hang side grommets. Recommended for indoor use only; Synthetic.
The flag of the United Nations was adopted on December 7, 1946, and consists of the official emblem of the United Nations in white on a blue background.
The emblem’s design is described as:
A map of the world representing an azimuthal equidistant projection centred on the North Pole, inscribed in a wreath consisting of crossed conventionalized branches of the olive tree, . . . The projection of the map extends to 60 degrees south latitude, and includes five concentric circles.
?Official Seal and Emblem of the United Nations, Report of the Secretary-General, 15 October 1946[2]
The olive branches are a symbol for peace, and the world map represents all the people and the countries of the world.
White and blue are the official colors of the United Nations.
The organizers of the 1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, California wanted an insignia that could be made into a pin to identify delegates. United States Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Jr. was chairperson of the U.S. delegation, and realized that a temporary design might become the permanent symbol of the United Nations. He formed a committee headed by Oliver Lundquist that developed…
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